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Greensburg Central Catholic won its first WPIAL championship by doing what it does best -- run over its opponent.

Site: Rentschler Field, East Hartford Time: Noon TV: Ch. 59, SNY Radio: WTIC-AM 1080 Line: UConn by 13 1/2 Weather: Fox 61's Garett Argianas says ... Very windy, blustery, partly to mostly sunny.

Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore carries the jersey of Jasper Howard after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in South Bend, Ind., November 21.

Ah, the fruits of victory. When was the last time Syracuse University football fans could spend a Sunday debating the merits of an onsides kick instead of the merits of the starting quarterback? Or bemoaning a blocked punt instead of the failure of the offensive line to block anybody? Or discussing whether the Orange should have punched in another ...

It gets worse and worse for Syracuse. The Orange play their final home game of the season Saturday, facing Rutgers at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.

The hits keep coming for the Syracuse University football team. Not good hits, either.

Series Record: Syracuse leads 28-10-1. Last Meeting: 2008, Rutgers, 35-17. Syracuse is 0-5 and in the Big East cellar after its 10-9 loss at Louisville, and Orange coach Doug Marrone dearly wants the seniors on the team to go out with a win in their final home game.

The welcome-to-college moment for Shamarko Thomas was swift and ruthless. It happened during preseason practice at Syracuse University on back-to-back days.

To roast or to toast? That is the question. Roast the Syracuse University football team for finding a way to fall to a Louisville team that seemed intent on losing its third consecutive game to the Orange and seal the fate of third-year head coach Steve Kragthorpe.

There are some games that never seemed winnable for the Syracuse University football team this fall.

Louisville -- The Syracuse University football team will try to win its first Big East Conference game of the season and stay alive for bowl eligibility when it plays Louisville here on a warm, breezy November Saturday.

For all the injuries the University of Louisville football team waded through and lineups it shuffled, the Cardinals can be thankful for one thing: At least they're not alone.

Louisville running back Victor Anderson ran for 113 yards and 1 TD in last season's 28-21 loss to the Orange at the Carrier Dome.

Tailback Dion Lewis of the University of Pittsburgh may be on his way to winning freshman of the year honors in college football.

Doug Marrone knew when he accepted the head coaching job at Syracuse that he would face an uphill struggle.

He's lost 20 scholarship players and five others to season-ending injuries. Yet Syracuse coach Doug Marrone remains steadfast as the Orange face daunting odds in the final three games of the season.

Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt called it "the biggest play of the game," but scoring touchdowns has become old hat for strong-side linebacker Greg Williams.

On the weekly depth chart Syracuse University issued today before Doug Marrone's weekly press conference, there was something unique.

The pick six, as hideous and debilitating and as ill-timed as it was, lit the match.

A 51-yard interception return by Pittsburgh linebacker Greg Williams near the end of the first half broke open a 6-3 game and propelled the No.